Jump to content

Texas BBQ

Washpark

By Washpark
in Food and Travel

 Share

Recommended Posts

Recommended

Posted by Patricio Swayze,

I disagree that Reese Bros is not worth ordering. I think it is every bit as good as 2M, which I love. Overall, these are my 10 favorite spots, in no particular order (not that anyone asked or cares): Truth Brisket & Rice Leroy & Lewis Burnt Bean Tejas Reese Bros Valentina’s Butter’s 2M Lavaca (although my pops said last time he went he was disappointed, need to confirm)

Top 10 list.

Recommended by immamac

  • Like
  • Hook 'Em

6 reactions

Go to this post
  • Replies 12.4k
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Popular Posts

C-Man
C-Man

Met my folks and brother and sister-in-law at Lost Pines this past weekend. Seeing that Snow's was just under an hour from Lost Pines, I put together an excursion to go Saturday morning. (I also had s

Player
Player

How long do you hover over your keyboard contemplating whether your drivel has captured the right amounts of smarmy and cocksucker before you hit reply?

C-Man
C-Man

Just got back to Dallas from Lexington. What a trip. We pulled up around 8:30/9 Fri night and were first on the scene. We went to the bar around the corner until they closed at midnight and came back

Posted Images

Mac8111

Mac8111 2107

Posted
Posted
they are new, hope it works out. just curious but what was in Doss that you were going to see haha
Looking forward to hitting them up one day soon!

Nothing. We just had to get out of the house. Beautiful day. We ate bbq, went to Fredericksburg and grabbed some backyard stuff at one of the shops on Main St, met up with some friends (who told us about Doss originally) and then drank beers at Alstadt Brewery.
  • Hook 'Em 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
NoName

NoName 16364

Posted
Posted
5 minutes ago, Mac8111 said:


Nothing. We just had to get out of the house. Beautiful day. We ate bbq, went to Fredericksburg and grabbed some backyard stuff at one of the shops on Main St, met up with some friends (who told us about Doss originally) and then drank beers at Alstadt Brewery.

nice, i hope it works out well for them in Doss...glad it was tasty and i will 100% be going out there soon.

there is also a BBQ spot opening at Willow City Loop called Mike's Q. Don't know anything about the pitmaster, menu, etc but they are opening at the spot that used to be Harry's right as you turn onto what is actually the Loop.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
DougO

DougO 5253

Posted
Posted

Back at the previous place I was once put on double-secret probation for using JM's name in vain. How times have change...

I'm just glad to have the potential for some legit barbecue within a 20 minute drive, even at the risk of being stabbed.

Never been a fan of his business prowess or his bipolar tendancies, but his tomahawk pork chop was one of the best smoked meats I have ever consumed. I hope he doesn't have a partner to get ripped off.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Brew

Brew 3049

Posted
Posted
8 hours ago, Landomatic said:

I assume.  Apple didn't fall far from what it sounds like.

Following the various threads on here and the old site, I don’t remember seeing any discussion of him screwing over some guys on here. I thought there was quite a bit of support when he closed Galveston. May have missed something though.

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Patricio Swayze

Patricio Swayze 17058

Posted
Posted
Fraud aside, loans to or equity investments in a restaurant are risky things. Losing 100% of such an investment doesn’t mean you got fucked over. That said, I am not aware of the facts surrounding the investments made by the posters here.

I agree. And from my understanding, there was more to it. But again, I am not the one to say. However, my friend that I have known more than half my life feels he was fucked over...so I am gonna be on his side.
  • Hook 'Em 1
  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Landomatic

Landomatic 3813

Posted
Posted
8 hours ago, HouTex said:

Fraud aside, loans to or equity investments in a restaurant are risky things. Losing 100% of such an investment doesn’t mean you got fucked over. That said, I am not aware of the facts surrounding the investments made by the posters here.

 

6 hours ago, Patricio Swayze said:


I agree. And from my understanding, there was more to it. But again, I am not the one to say. However, my friend that I have known more than half my life feels he was fucked over...so I am gonna be on his side.

IIRC there was some debt that was not disclosed to investors.  So, when money got a little tight due to seasonality, it was a lot tighter than it should have been.  Just going by what I read on here though so who knows.

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Landomatic

Landomatic 3813

Posted
Posted
12 hours ago, DougO said:

Back at the previous place I was once put on double-secret probation for using JM's name in vain. How times have change...

One of my first lessons in shaggy group-think and the fact that many of the opinions posted here are FAR from how the real world actually is. Used to scratch my head as to how everyone here could possibly be so obsessed with that guy. Turns out I was beyond right (as I have been several times with several other topics since). Now I just laugh when surly group-think rears its head and people hang on every word like it’s the gospel.

  • Hook 'Em 1
  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Jerry Callo

Jerry Callo 8709

Posted
Posted
9 hours ago, HouTex said:

Fraud aside, loans to or equity investments in a restaurant are risky things. Losing 100% of such an investment doesn’t mean you got fucked over. That said, I am not aware of the facts surrounding the investments made by the posters here.

People that open their own restaurants are crazy.  People who invest in other's restaurants are idiots.  YMMV

  • Like 5
  • Haha 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Landomatic

Landomatic 3813

Posted
Posted
27 minutes ago, Jerry Callo said:

People that open their own restaurants are crazy.  People who invest in other's restaurants are idiots.  YMMV

To be fair, there may be some red flags that make that a bit of a sliding scale. Maybe when the face of the restaurant prides himself on being a dick to customers...or when his entire family has cut ties with him over previous business dealings...or when he boasts of his marketing & advertising plan consisting wholly of posting in his own special thread on surly...or when he's done no research on necessary permits for a smoker when opening a BBQ joint - those might be a couple to steer clear of.

  • Hook 'Em 1
  • Haha 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
ZB'Tejas

ZB'Tejas 593

Posted
Posted
On 1/18/2021 at 9:38 AM, Jerry Callo said:

Micklethwait Craft Meats is about 3 blocks east of Franklin.  Looks like they are closed through the end of January.  I've never had a bad meal there and the wait isn't that long.  Food trailer, so dining outside.

His BBQ inspired taco truck TacoBronco has moved and is opening up next door to.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
DougO

DougO 5253

Posted
Posted
15 hours ago, Patricio Swayze said:

I’m not gonna get into it because I wasn’t involved, but I have friends who got fucked over by champ. He was always nice to me, but a close long time friend got fucked over. I’m not ok with that. Plus he puts beans in chili.

Beans in chili? Activate perma-ban.

  • Like 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites
jimmyjazz

jimmyjazz 45999

Posted
Posted
On 1/18/2021 at 9:20 AM, Brisketexan said:

I mean, I just remember when bbq near campus meant Bert’s. Which I loved, don’t get me wrong...but it was mediocre bbq. The Turbo T-man was goodness and life and stuff.

I wore off many a hangover at Logan's.  It seemed decent at the time.  I'm sure it sucked.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
billfromlaketravis

billfromlaketravis 11520

Posted
Posted (edited)
19 minutes ago, Patricio Swayze said:


Absolutely. I killed many brisket sandwiches there.

I think it was a bbq sandwich, chips or fries, and a large drink for $6. It was a pretty decent portion. You could get lunch and a case of Keystone for $20.
 

Wing Zone was on the same block. I think they were open until 4 am. Slammed hard. 

Edited by billfromlaketravis
Link to comment
Share on other sites
utee94

utee94 15835

Posted
Posted
54 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Does anybody remember Bongo BBQ and Beer Barn on 24th? It was across the street/behind Towers. 

It was a very sad day when that place closed. They had a daily specials for $5-6. Really good 'que on the cheap. 

They had some kind of big BBQ wrap/burrito thing that I used to eat regularly.

It is interesting and perhaps telling that we've all identified sandwiches, chop, tacos, and burrito/wrap as our menu items of choice.  Or maybe they simply didn't offer anything by weight?  I don't recall, but if they did, I likely would have ordered it that way.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
billfromlaketravis

billfromlaketravis 11520

Posted
Posted
2 minutes ago, utee94 said:

They had some kind of big BBQ wrap/burrito thing that I used to eat regularly.

It is interesting and perhaps telling that we've all identified sandwiches, chop, tacos, and burrito/wrap as our menu items of choice.  Or maybe they simply didn't offer anything by weight?  I don't recall, but if they did, I likely would have ordered it that way.

Yeah I don't remember meat by the pound being sold there. It wasn't a butcher paper and no utensils type of place. 

It's difficult to research. I can't find a single interior/exterior/food/menu photo online. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Homesickhorn

Homesickhorn 2203

Posted
Posted
Following the various threads on here and the old site, I don’t remember seeing any discussion of him screwing over some guys on here. I thought there was quite a bit of support when he closed Galveston. May have missed something though.

You missed it because it wasn’t discussed. But, yeah, a lot of people missed a lot.
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Ldogg53

Ldogg53 514

Posted
Posted
IIRC there was some debt that was not disclosed to investors.  So, when money got a little tight due to seasonality, it was a lot tighter than it should have been.  Just going by what I read on here though so who knows.

That’s part of it. But there is more. A lot more.

Bad used car salesmen that want to be social media stars shouldn’t run a restaurant.

Hindsight is always 20/20.
  • Hook 'Em 1
  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites
dcbc

dcbc 14495

Posted
Posted
On 1/19/2021 at 7:02 AM, Landomatic said:

One of my first lessons in shaggy group-think and the fact that many of the opinions posted here are FAR from how the real world actually is. Used to scratch my head as to how everyone here could possibly be so obsessed with that guy. Turns out I was beyond right (as I have been several times with several other topics since). Now I just laugh when surly group-think rears its head and people hang on every word like it’s the gospel.

The UM or Bust thread excluded, of course.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
dcbc

dcbc 14495

Posted
Posted (edited)
1 hour ago, Patricio Swayze said:

My Pops and I were passing through Fulshear today at lunch. We drove to Truth. 
image.thumb.jpeg.549bebf2dc7550142f275047069d1046.jpeg

 

Ah, I get it.  Zing!

Not Surly Elite either.  So this is the first I've heard about the other shit that went down.  But I did eat at the Galveston restaurant once and enjoyed it.  Also grew up going to Doziers with my dad in the late 70s and have fond memories of it from back then.

Edited by dcbc
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Patricio Swayze

Patricio Swayze 17058

Posted
Posted
Ah, I get it.  Zing!
Not Surly Elite either.  So this is the first I've heard about the other shit that went down.  But I did eat at the Galveston restaurant once and enjoyed it.  Also grew up going to Doziers with my dad in the late 70s and have fond memories of it from back then.

It’s not about enjoying it. Champ cooks some good bbq. Not elite, but very good. It’s about friends getting fucked over that I am not down with.
  • Hook 'Em 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
TwiceHorn

TwiceHorn 31511

Posted
Posted
On 1/19/2021 at 1:58 PM, utee94 said:

They had some kind of big BBQ wrap/burrito thing that I used to eat regularly.

It is interesting and perhaps telling that we've all identified sandwiches, chop, tacos, and burrito/wrap as our menu items of choice.  Or maybe they simply didn't offer anything by weight?  I don't recall, but if they did, I likely would have ordered it that way.

I was bbq ignorant, but I was a pretty big fan of Logan's Corner on 25th and San Gabriel for campus-area bbq.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing


Football ... Basketball ... Baseball ... Other Sports ... Futbol ... 🤫995🤫 ... Gambling ... Movies & TV ... Music ... Hobbies ... Lulz ... Food & Travel ... Daily Texan ... Business and Markets ... Cloak Room ... Help ... For Sale ... Board Discussion ... Subscribe!... Donate!... Advertise... COOKIE MONSTER!

×
×
  • Create New...